bar

a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter

• “he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar”

a counter where you can obtain food or drink

• “he bought a hot dog and a coke at the bar”

a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon

• “there were bars in the windows to prevent escape”

musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats

• “the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song”

an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal

• “it was an excellent kick but the ball hit the bar”

the act of preventing

• “there was no bar against leaving”
• “money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza”

(meteorology) a unit of pressure equal to a million dynes per square centimeter

• “unfortunately some writers have used bar for one dyne per square centimeter”

a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore

• “the boat ran aground on a submerged bar in the river”

the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction

• “he was admitted to the bar in New Jersey”

a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)

• “a bar of chocolate”

a portable .30 caliber magazine-fed automatic rifle operated by gas pressure; used by United States troops in World War I and in World War II and in the Korean War

a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises

a heating element in an electric fire

• “an electric fire with three bars”

(law) a railing that encloses the part of the courtroom where the judges and lawyers sit and the case is tried

• “spectators were not allowed past the bar”

prevent from entering; keep out

• “He was barred from membership in the club”

render unsuitable for passage

• “block the way”
• “barricade the streets”
• “stop the busy road”

expel, as if by official decree

• “he was banished from his own country”

secure with, or as if with, bars

• “He barred the door”